(1) What
amount of money has the Government provided to the Jean Hailes Foundation
since 2000, including the 1999-2000 financial year.

(2) Can
the Government confirm that its funding to the Jean Hailes Foundation
for professional development for clinicians and community education
primarily focused on the health and wellbeing of women aged between
35 and 65 years is due to expire at the end of June 2006.

(3) Does
the Government intend providing the Jean Hailes Foundation with more
funding after this date; if so, what will be the amount of that funding
and over what period of time; if not: (a) why not; and (b) will an equivalent
sum of money be provided to another organisation to continue professional
development for clinicians and community education on the health and
wellbeing of women aged between 35 and 65 years.

1656 Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing

1657 Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing

1660 Senator
Allison: To ask the Minister representing the Minister for Health
and Ageing—

(1) Is
the Minister aware of reports that the organs of executed prisoners
in China are removed without their knowledge or consent and used for
transplant purposes.

(2) What
information does the Minister have on the validity of these reports.

(3) Has
the Government investigated whether any Australian citizens have received
organ transplants from executed prisoners in China; if so, what were
the findings from this investigation; if not, why not.

(4) Has
the Government investigated whether Australians are involved in overseas
commercial organ transplant activities; if so, what were the findings
from this investigation; if not, why not.

(5) What
current laws regulate the involvement of Australians in commercial organ
transplant activities in Australia and overseas.